Chapter 12 Test Flashcards
Exercise is:
Purposeful activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains physical fitness.
Physical activity is:
Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy
Cardio respiratory endurance:
The ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to your tissues during long periods of moderate to vigorous activity.
Muscular strength is:
The amount of force your muscles can exert
The sit and reach test tests the ___________ of your lower back and hamstring muscles.
Flexibility
Pushing against a wall is an example of an:
Isometric exercise.
Examples of aerobic exercises
Jogging, swimming
What is the most important element in building cardio respiratory endurance?
Aerobic exercises
Te best way to improve flexibility?
Stretching
How many minutes of physical activity should a teen get every day?
At least 60 minutes.
Physical fitness:
The ability to carry out tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands
Flexibility:
The ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion
Muscular endurance:
The ability of your muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without tiring.
Workout:
The part of an exercise when you are exercising at your highest peak
Sprains:
injuries to the ligaments around a joint
